Wonder Boys finish tied for fifthDANVILLE — Graham Rucker led the Arkansas Tech men’s A team with a 77 (+5) on day two and a 151 (+7) to tie for 12th, while Colton Dillard led the B team with a 78 (+6) on day two and a 154 (+10) to tie for 17th as the Wonder Boys A team tied for fifth and the B team tied for seventh at the Dave Falconer Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by Arkansas Tech in Danville on Tuesday. The Wonder Boys A team finished a 311 (+23) for the second round whi...

Wonder Boys fall to Southeastern OklahomaJunior Zac Johnson totaled two hits, while junior Cole Fergus, senior Jonathan Finnegan, senior Thomas Biocic, and junior Sage Boehner each added one hit as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (18-7, 7-2 GAC) fell 10-1 in the first game and 10-2 in the night cap to the Southeastern Oklahoma Savage Storm (11-8, 6-6 GAC) Saturday afternoon at Tech Field. In the first inning of game one, Southeastern Oklahoma’s Ryan Salter scored off an RBI single from...

Lady Eagles’ offense struggles vs. LeTourneauCLARKSVILLE — LeTourneau University posted its fourth straight shutout over the U of O softball team with a pair of easy wins in American Southwest Conference play Saturday. Ozarks (6-8, 0-4 ASC) was held to one hit in a 7-0 game one loss and then recorded three hits in a 8-0 game two loss. In game one, LeTourneau (15-5, 4-2 ASC) manufactured three runs in the third inning and didn’t allow a hit until the final inning when Ozarks had two outs....

Golden Suns sweep Ouachita BaptistARKADELPHIA —Whitney Robinson had two hits with two runs in game one, and Ashley Keen went 3-for-6 with four runs, three RBIs, and a home run on the day as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (10-11, 6-6 GAC) swept the Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers (9-19, 3-9 GAC) for the second straight day winning 8-4 and 6-3 in Arkadelphia, Ark. on Saturday. Ouachita Baptist took a 3-0 lead in game one in the bottom of the third inning and added another in the fou...

OBU Tigers top Wonder BoysBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys won their first conference tournament championship in the NCAA Division II era in 2009 — and have advanced to tournament title games every year since. Ouachita Baptist University earned its first D-II conference tournament championship Sunday by taking advantage of turnovers and poor shooting in the first half by ATU. The Tigers ended their season with their third straight upset and a 59-54 w...

Golden Suns win first GAC championshipBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns trailed Southwestern Oklahoma State by 10 points with under six minutes remaining in Sunday’s Great American Conference Tournament championship. Sound familiar? It should, especially to the Bulldogs. They led ATU by 10 points with under six minutes to go on Feb. 7 in Oklahoma when Suns senior Jessica Weatherford took over and led Arkansas Tech to the win. Sunday, SWOS watched again as Arkansa...

Mallett to visit RussellvilleNew England Patriots and former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett will spend time in Russellville on Saturday to help raise money for the Equestrian Zone. The Equestrian Zone and the Russellville Athletic Department have partnered to host Mingle with Mallett, with all proceeds benefiting the Equestrian Zone. The Equestrian Zone provides equian therapy for people with disabilities and is one of only six such organizations in the stat...

Golden Suns win first GAC Tournament championshipBARTLESVILLE, Okla. -- The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns trailed Southwestern Oklahoma State by 10 points with under six minutes remaining in Sunday's Great American Conference Tournament championship. Sound familiar? It should, especially to the Bulldogs. They led ATU by 10 points with under six minutes to go on Feb. 7 in Oklahoma when Suns senior Jessica Weatherford took over and led Arkansas Tech to the win. Sunday, SWOS watched again as Arkans...

OBU Tigers deny Wonder Boys GAC Tournament titleBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys won their first conference tournament championship in the NCAA Division II era in 2009 — and have advanced to tournament title games every year since. Ouachita Baptist University earned its first D-II conference tournament championship Sunday by taking advantage of turnovers and poor shooting in the first half by ATU. The Tigers ended their season with their third straight upset and a 59-54 w...

Suns advance to first GAC title gameBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — When the East Central Tigers tried to get close to Arkansas Tech in Saturday’s Great American Conference tournament semifinals, the Golden Suns just got fired up even more. ECU went on a 7-0 scoring surge to close within 61-57 with eight minutes to go, but ATUoutscored the Tigers 21-11 the rest of the way and won 81-69 inside the Bruin Fieldhouse. The Golden Suns earned their first berth in the GAC Tournament championship...

Golden Suns, Wonder Boys reach GAC title gamesBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — It wasn’t looking good Saturday night for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys in their Great American Conference Tournament semifinal game against Southwestern Oklahoma State. ATU had not hit a field goal for three minutes, the Wonder Boys trailed the Bulldogs 40-34 and their second straight berth in the GAC championship game was in doubt. But Will Paul had no doubt Arkansas Tech would fight back. He drained back-to-back 3-poin...

Wonder Boys rout Reddies 77-47BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys gained a little more depth Friday, but that was very bad news for the Henderson State Reddies. HSU had led by as many as three points of Friday’s first-round Great American Conference men’s tournament basketball game. That was, until the 10:33 mark of the first half. ATU senior Will Paul, who had been on the bench since mid-January from a foot injury, came into the game and drained a 3-pointe...

Kirkland, Williamson on all-GAC teamArkansas Tech senior Willie Kirkland was tabbed Great American Conference newcomer of the year, junior Charles Mells was named GAC defensive player of the year, while Kirkland and senior Jared Williamson of Russellville were named to all-GAC teams, the league office announced Wednesday. The all-GAC teams are voted on by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players. Kirkland earned a first-team all-GAC selection ...

Silva GAC’s top player, defenderArkansas Tech senior Rosie Silva was named the Great American Conference player of the year and defensive player of the year and joined senior Jessica Weatherford as an all-Great American Conference first-team selection, the league office announced Wednesday. The All-GAC teams are voted on by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players. Silva earned her second consecutive GAC defensive player of the year and fi...

Seeds don’t matter in GAC men’s tourneyBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — When you get into postseason play, it’s usually a good idea to throw win-loss records out the window. That’s the way it is in this weekend’s Great American Conference men’s basketball tournament. All eight teams have a number next to their name indicating their seed, but based upon what happened during the regular season, those seeds don’t add up to a hill of beans. Arkansas Tech (16-10), the defending champion and No. 2 ...

Suns survive Cotton Blossoms in OTBARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Arkansas Tech’s Golden Suns finally broke the Bruin Fieldhouse curse, but it took them an extra five minutes to do it Thursday night. Somehow, some way, ATU came back from a seven-point deficit with under three minutes to go in regulation and finally put away the eighth-seeded Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms 68-62 in the first round of the Great American Conference women’s basketball tournament. The Golden Suns (21-6)...

No one & done this timeDave Wilbers has led the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball program to two NCAA Division II region titles, four regular-season conference championships, a pair of postseason conference tournament crowns and a .827 overall winning percentage since arriving in Russellville in 2007. But he said his 2012-13 squad has shown as much improvement over the course of the season as any he has coached. ATU (20-6), regular-season champion of the Great Am...

Wonder Boys slug past Ouachita BaptistSenior Jonathan Finnegan went 3-for-4 with three runs and one home run, while senior Thomas Biocic went 2-for-3 with two runs as the Arkansas Tech University Wonder Boys slugged to a 16-2 victory over Ouachita Baptist (9-8-1) in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at Tech Field. Arkansas Tech (17-5) opened scoring in the first inning, using RBI singles by Biocic, junior Josh Johnson, and senior Scott Sammons after junior Cole Fergus used a s...

Ozarks pitchers honored by ASCCLARKVILLE — University of the Ozarks sophomore pitcher Amber Rollins and junior baseball pitcher Tyler Erickson were named was named the American Southwest Conference East Division softball and baseball pitchers of the week. Rollins, a native of Searcy, went 2-0 with a save at the ASC First Pitch Tournament in Farmers Branch, Texas, including tossing a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts against Howard Payne on Friday. Rollins walked just one batter...

Wonder Boys finish series sweep of East CentralADA, Okla. — Cesar Abreu, Cole Fergus, Zac Johnson, and Thomas Biocic all picked up two hits in the opening game, while Fergus added two hits in the nightcap and James Sharp turned in a 3-for-4 effort as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (16-5, 6-0 Great American Conference) swept past East Central Saturday, rallying to win the opener 8-4 in 11 innings and winning the nightcap 5-3. The wins leave Arkansas Tech as the lone undefeated ...